PREPARE LTC Act
Latest action · Oct 9, 2020 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act or the PREPARE LTC Act
This bill provides statutory authority for certain infection control and emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities, and expands certain requirements to apply to other infectious disease outbreaks beyond COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 9, 2020 to Nov 16, 2020; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | Oct 9, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 27, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Oct 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Nov 16, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 9, 2020 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Oct 9, 2020Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 175, October 9, 2020, page H5678.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 828 | PREPARE LTC Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 5, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII and title XIX of the Social Security Act to codify certain infection control and emergency preparedness regulations, to prohibit a reduction in the frequency of surveys of skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities, to prohibit the waiver of certain reporting requirements, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PREPARE LTC Act
- Promoting Restoration of Emergency Preparedness and Advancing Response to Epidemics in Long-Term Care Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Nursing
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 9, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
